不好意思 让你久等了
“Sorry to keep you waiting.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
谢谢
“[Nanpin General Store] Thank you.”
不好意思 让你久等了
“Sorry to keep you waiting.”
给庄庄打电话去了
“Went to call Zhuang Zhuang?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Acknowledging another person's lost time with standard polite phrasing maintains social harmony and demonstrates respect.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
excuse me; sorry
A very common everyday phrase used for mild apologies, politeness, or getting someone's attention.
sorry to keep you waiting
A standard, polite formula used upon arriving late or returning to a conversation after an interruption.
Indicates completion of the waiting state and softens the statement into a polite formula.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Sorry for keeping everyone waiting.”
“Sorry to keep you waiting.”
“Make way. Make way! Step aside.”
“Excuse me. Coming through.”
“Sorry, could you wait just a moment?”
“Excuse me, let me through.”
“Sorry, I'm late.”
“Make way. - He's here. - Excuse me. Coming through.”
“Sorry, can I take this cab? I need to save someone.”
“Excuse me, can I get through?”